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Copper scrap – Italy: buyers and trade
Italy exports more copper scrap than it imports – by 25.8k t in 2025. Largest supplier: France; largest buyer: China. Data: Eurostat Comext (CN 7404 00 10, 7404 00 91, 7404 00 99) and the Companies register.
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165.2k t imports 2025 · +7.9% y/y
191k t exports 2025 · −1.1% y/y
6,671 EUR/t import unit value 2025 – from declarations, not a market price
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Metal flow analysis: Copper Flows in Italy This country – aluminium scrap
Scrap trade
Imports and exports of copper scrap, 2021–2025 (thousand t)
Imports and exports of copper scrap, 2021–2025 (thousand t)
Italy – copper scrap, thousand t: 2021 imports 207.7, exports 177.7; 2022 imports 206.9, exports 167.6; 2023 imports 154.5, exports 196.3; 2024 imports 153.1, exports 193.1; 2025 imports 165.2, exports 191.
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imports 2021: 207,730 t exports 2021: 177,659 t 2021
imports 2022: 206,884 t exports 2022: 167,602 t 2022
imports 2023: 154,505 t exports 2023: 196,309 t 2023
imports 2024: 153,091 t exports 2024: 193,143 t 2024
imports 2025: 165,221 t exports 2025: 190,980 t 2025
Partners 2025
Imports from (t)
France 60,305
Germany 28,556
Slovenia 11,366
Switzerland 9,609
Austria 5,686
Exports to (t)
China 59,491
Germany 27,283
Austria 14,219
Thailand 12,748
India 11,980
2015–2025 series and unit values
Copper scrap trade – Italy, 2015–2025
Year
Imports (t) Exports (t) Balance (t)
Import unit value (EUR/t) Export unit value (EUR/t)
2015
164,641 176,458 11,817
3,999 2,612 2016
144,829 203,306 58,478
3,456 2,381 2017
162,720 195,448 32,728
4,076 2,768 2018
197,321 150,071 -47,250
4,200 3,474 2019
185,543 169,840 -15,703
3,949 3,216 2020
163,042 224,236 61,194
3,894 2,360 2021
207,730 177,659 -30,071
5,525 4,772 2022
206,884 167,602 -39,282
6,325 5,543 2023
154,505 196,309 41,804
5,771 5,484 2024
153,091 193,143 40,052
6,206 6,028 2025
165,221 190,980 25,759
6,671 6,122 2026 incomplete year: 2026-01/2026-08
100,918 130,832 29,914
8,170 7,630
Unit value (EUR/t) – value divided by mass from trade declarations (Comext); an approximation of the price level, not a market price. CN codes: 7404 00 10, 7404 00 91, 7404 00 99 .
Source: Eurostat Comext – EU trade by CN8 (DS-045409), as of 2026-10-20. Balance = exports − imports. Comext
EU-27 context
EU-27 exports of copper scrap to non-EU countries amounted to 648.5k t in 2025 (608.4k t in 2024), imports from outside the EU – 476.3k t.
Main non-EU buyers: China 309.9k t, India 109k t, Thailand 50.2k t. EU scrap market →
Map of scrap buyers in Europe – Italy
Elektrisola Atesina S.r.l. – Valle Aurina – fine enamelled winding wire, Valle Aurina (winding wire (drawing and enamelling))
Soligon S.p.A. – Santa Lucia di Piave – ferrous, non-ferrous and stainless scrap yard, Santa Lucia di Piave (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling)
Carprometal S.p.A. – Dolzago – shredder with non-ferrous fraction separation, Dolzago (shredder and non-ferrous fraction separation)
A.L.M.A.G. S.p.A. – Lumezzane / Roncadelle – brass bar mill, Lumezzane (bars and profiles)
Ferremi Rodolfo S.p.A. – Ferremi Rodolfo S.p.A., Agnosine (zinc die-casting foundry)
Feinrohren S.p.A. – Passirano – tube mill (casting, extrusion, drawing), Passirano (tubes)
Rottami Padana S.p.A. – Castegnato – non-ferrous and superalloy scrap yard, Castegnato (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling)
Trafilerie Carlo Gnutti S.p.A. – Chiari – brass bar mill, Chiari (bars and profiles)
RMB S.p.A. – Polpenazze del Garda – metal shredding and separation, Polpenazze del Garda (shredder and non-ferrous fraction separation)
S.A. Eredi Gnutti Metalli S.p.A. – Brescia – brass bar mill, Brescia (bars and profiles)
A.L.M.A.G. S.p.A. – ingot casthouse and extrusion plant (Roncadelle), Roncadelle (bars and profiles)
POMETON S.p.A. – Maerne di Martellago – copper and alloy powders, Maerne di Martellago (copper processing)
Menoni Metalli S.r.l. – San Zeno Naviglio – non-ferrous scrap yard, San Zeno Naviglio (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
VF S.p.A. – Altavilla Vicentina – scrap yard and cable granulation, Altavilla Vicentina (cable granulation and copper recovery)
Veneta Trafili S.p.A. – Montecchio Maggiore – wire drawing plant, Montecchio Maggiore (wire rod and wire)
Rumet S.r.l. – Castenedolo – copper and brass scrap depot, Castenedolo (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling)
Forelli Pietro S.r.l. – Capriano del Colle – copper alloy refining, Capriano del Colle (non-ferrous scrap remelting)
Free Metals S.r.l. – Capriano del Colle – non-ferrous scrap depot, Capriano del Colle (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling)
Metallurgica San Marco S.p.A. – Calcinato (Ponte San Marco) – brass scrap remelting, Calcinato (non-ferrous scrap remelting)
CCI Colata Continua Italiana S.p.A. – Pizzighettone – wire rod mill, wire drawing plant, rails, Pizzighettone (wire rod mill)
De Angeli Prodotti S.r.l. – De Angeli Prodotti S.r.l., Bagnoli di Sopra (Padua) (wire rod, wire and conductors)
LME S.r.l. – Codogno – metal recovery from motors and WEEE, Codogno (e-scrap and battery recycling)
Pomi Metalli S.r.l. – Rottofreno (Cattagnina) – Cairo Rottami scrap yard, Rottofreno (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
Azienda Metalli Laminati S.p.A. – Quargnento – strip rolling mill, Quargnento (plates, sheet and strip)
Pomi Metalli S.r.l. – Spinetta Marengo – scrap yard, Spinetta Marengo (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
Lombardi Metal Recycling S.r.l. – Bosco Marengo – non-ferrous scrap yard, Bosco Marengo (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
Zoffoli Metalli S.r.l. – Tamara – cable granulation and aluminium scrap sorting, Tamara (cable granulation and copper recovery)
KME Italy S.p.A. (Serravalle Copper Tubes) – Serravalle Scrivia – rurownia, Serravalle Scrivia (tubes)
HME Brass Italy S.p.A. – Serravalle Scrivia – brass bar mill, ingot casthouse, Serravalle Scrivia (bars and profiles)
Ligure Metalli S.r.l. – Genova-Voltri – depot for zinc, bronze and stainless steel scrap, Genova (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling)
IRCE S.p.A. – Imola – enamelled winding wire, Imola (winding wire (drawing and enamelling))
Zoffoli Metalli S.r.l. – Gambettola – scrapyard (local unit), Gambettola (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
KME Italy S.p.A. – Fornaci di Barga – rolling mill, Fornaci di Barga (plates, sheet and strip)
Sider Rottami Adriatica S.p.A. – Pesaro – scrap and WEEE processing, Pesaro (e-scrap and battery recycling)
Sider Rottami Adriatica S.p.A. – Jesi – scrap processing plant, Jesi (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
Station Service S.r.l. – Rome (Via Nomentana) – scrap processing plant, Roma (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
Fusionmet S.r.l. – Marcianise – scrap processing and casting of aluminium ingots, Marcianise (non-ferrous scrap remelting)
Aurubis Italia S.r.l. – Avellino – rolling mill, Avellino (wire rod mill)
Sider Pagani S.r.l. – Sant'Egidio del Monte Albino – scrap yard, Sant'Egidio del Monte Albino (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
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ingot casthouse and extrusion plant (Roncadelle), Roncadelle · Italy
smelter
From the type of plant – not from a document
A class A source · verified 2026-10-06
Lumezzane / Roncadelle – brass bar mill, Lumezzane · Italy
smelter
From the type of plant – not from a document
A class A source · verified 2026-10-08
Avellino – rolling mill, Avellino · Italy
smelter
From the chain link – grades not established
B class B source · verified 2026-10-08
Quargnento – strip rolling mill, Quargnento · Italy
smelter
From the type of plant – not from a document
A class A source · verified 2026-10-06
Dolzago – shredder with non-ferrous fraction separation, Dolzago · Italy
processor
From the chain link – grades not established
B class B source · verified 2026-10-08
Pizzighettone – wire rod mill, wire drawing plant, rails, Pizzighettone · Italy
smelter
From the chain link – grades not established
B class B source · verified 2026-10-06
De Angeli Prodotti S.r.l., Bagnoli di Sopra (Padua) · Italy
smelter
From the type of plant – not from a document
B class B source · verified 2026-10-19
Valle Aurina – fine enamelled winding wire, Valle Aurina · Italy
smelter
From the type of plant – not from a document
B class B source · verified 2026-10-17
Passirano – tube mill (casting, extrusion, drawing), Passirano · Italy
smelter
From the type of plant – not from a document
B class B source · verified 2026-10-06
Ferremi Rodolfo S.p.A., Agnosine · Italy
smelter
From the type of plant – not from a document
B class B source · verified 2026-10-08
Capriano del Colle – copper alloy refining, Capriano del Colle · Italy
smelter
Scrap in a plant document
B class B source · verified 2026-10-08
Accepted grades:
brass scrap , bronze and red brass scrap
Capriano del Colle – non-ferrous scrap depot, Capriano del Colle · Italy
processor
From the chain link – grades not established
B class B source · verified 2026-10-08
Marcianise – scrap processing and casting of aluminium ingots, Marcianise · Italy
smelter
From the chain link – grades not established
B class B source · verified 2026-10-08
Serravalle Scrivia – brass bar mill, ingot casthouse, Serravalle Scrivia · Italy
smelter
From the type of plant – not from a document
B class B source · verified 2026-10-08
Imola – enamelled winding wire, Imola · Italy
smelter
From the type of plant – not from a document
A class A source · verified 2026-10-17
Fornaci di Barga – rolling mill, Fornaci di Barga · Italy
smelter
From the type of plant – not from a document
B class B source · verified 2026-10-08
Serravalle Scrivia – rurownia, Serravalle Scrivia · Italy
smelter
From the type of plant – not from a document
B class B source · verified 2026-10-08
Genova-Voltri – depot for zinc, bronze and stainless steel scrap, Genova · Italy
processor
Scrap in a plant document
B class B source · verified 2026-10-08
Accepted grades:
bronze and red brass scrap
Codogno – metal recovery from motors and WEEE, Codogno · Italy
processor
Scrap in a plant document
B class B source · verified 2026-10-08
Accepted grades:
mixed copper-bearing scrap
Bosco Marengo – non-ferrous scrap yard, Bosco Marengo · Italy
processor
From the chain link – grades not established
B class B source · verified 2026-10-08
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San Zeno Naviglio – non-ferrous scrap yard, San Zeno Naviglio · Italy
processor
From the chain link – grades not established
B class B source · verified 2026-10-08
Calcinato (Ponte San Marco) – brass scrap remelting, Calcinato · Italy
smelter
Scrap in a plant document
B class B source · verified 2026-10-08
Accepted grades:
brass scrap
Maerne di Martellago – copper and alloy powders, Maerne di Martellago · Italy
smelter
From the type of plant – not from a document
B class B source · verified 2026-10-06
Rottofreno (Cattagnina) – Cairo Rottami scrap yard, Rottofreno · Italy
processor
From the chain link – grades not established
B class B source · verified 2026-10-08
Spinetta Marengo – scrap yard, Spinetta Marengo · Italy
processor
From the chain link – grades not established
B class B source · verified 2026-10-08
Polpenazze del Garda – metal shredding and separation, Polpenazze del Garda · Italy
processor
From the chain link – grades not established
B class B source · verified 2026-10-08
Castegnato – non-ferrous and superalloy scrap yard, Castegnato · Italy
processor
From the chain link – grades not established
B class B source · verified 2026-10-08
Castenedolo – copper and brass scrap depot, Castenedolo · Italy
processor
Scrap in a plant document
B class B source · verified 2026-10-08
Accepted grades:
brass scrap
Brescia – brass bar mill, Brescia · Italy
smelter
From the type of plant – not from a document
B class B source · verified 2026-10-08
Sant'Egidio del Monte Albino – scrap yard, Sant'Egidio del Monte Albino · Italy
processor
From the chain link – grades not established
B class B source · verified 2026-10-08
Jesi – scrap processing plant, Jesi · Italy
processor
From the chain link – grades not established
B class B source · verified 2026-10-08
Pesaro – scrap and WEEE processing, Pesaro · Italy
processor
From the chain link – grades not established
B class B source · verified 2026-10-08
Santa Lucia di Piave – ferrous, non-ferrous and stainless scrap yard, Santa Lucia di Piave · Italy
processor
From the chain link – grades not established
B class B source · verified 2026-10-08
Rome (Via Nomentana) – scrap processing plant, Roma · Italy
processor
Scrap in a plant document
B class B source · verified 2026-10-08
Accepted grades:
brass scrap
Chiari – brass bar mill, Chiari · Italy
smelter
From the type of plant – not from a document
B class B source · verified 2026-10-08
Montecchio Maggiore – wire drawing plant, Montecchio Maggiore · Italy
smelter
From the type of plant – not from a document
B class B source · verified 2026-10-06
Altavilla Vicentina – scrap yard and cable granulation, Altavilla Vicentina · Italy
processor
Scrap in a plant document
B class B source · verified 2026-10-08
Accepted grades:
insulated copper wire and cable scrap , aluminium wire and cable scrap
Gambettola – scrapyard (local unit), Gambettola · Italy
processor
From the chain link – grades not established
B class B source · verified 2026-10-08
Tamara – cable granulation and aluminium scrap sorting, Tamara · Italy
processor
Scrap in a plant document
B class B source · verified 2026-10-08
Accepted grades:
insulated copper wire and cable scrap , aluminium wire and cable scrap
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